Licensed Veterinary Technician, Overnight

Ethos Veterinary Health; Short Pump (VA); On-site; USD 38,572 - 44,083; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous paid time off

CE allowance

Yearly scrub allowance

Personal pet discount

Paid License Renewals

Quarterly Bonus Opportunity

Relocation Assistance

Tuition Reimbursement/Assistance

401(k)

Medical/Dental/Vision Insurance

Life insurance

Employee Referral program

Job summary

Ethos Veterinary Health in Short Pump, VA is seeking a Licensed Veterinary Technician for their overnight Inpatient team. The full-time position offers competitive compensation of $28-32/hr plus a $3,000 sign-on bonus for qualified candidates.

Ideal for those looking to gain emergency care experience, the role includes responsibilities such as providing high-quality nursing care, administering treatments, and collaborating with veterinarians for patient recovery.

Join a supportive environment committed to the professional development of its team members!

Qualifications

• Must be a licensed Veterinary Technician.
• Experience in emergency care is preferred.
• Ability to perform high-quality nursing care.

Responsibilities

• Provide nursing care and monitoring for hospitalized patients.
• Support recovery and post-operative care.
• Administer treatments as prescribed.
• Place and manage various catheters.
• Collect diagnostic samples for analysis.

Skills

Veterinary nursing care

Emergency care experience

Ability to administer treatments

Technical knowledge of procedures

Education

Licensed Veterinary Technician (LVT)

Job description

Virginia Veterinary Centers in Short Pump, VA is hiring a full‑time Licensed Veterinary Technician to join our overnight Inpatient team!

Compensation: $28-32/hr PLUS a $3,000 sign‑on bonus for qualified LVT's!

Schedule: Monday‑Friday, 6pm‑2am & holidays as needed

Benefits

• Generous paid time off
• CE allowance
• Yearly scrub allowance
• Personal pet discount
• Paid License Renewals
• Quarterly Bonus Opportunity
• Relocation Assistance
• Tuition Reimbursement/Assistance
• 401(k)
• Medical/Dental/Vision Insurance
• Life insurance
• Employee Referral program

This opportunity is perfect for Licensed Veterinary Technicians who want to gain experience in emergency care! If you're a newly licensed LVT or curious about Emergency, but uncertain if you're ready for the fast‑paced side of triage‑ this role would be a great fit for you!

Primary Responsibilities

• Provide high‑quality nursing care and monitoring for hospitalized patients, ensuring comfort, safety, and medical stability throughout their stay.
• Support recovery and post‑operative care for patients following surgical, imaging, and procedural interventions.
• Administer prescribed treatments, including medications, IV fluids, nutritional support, wound care, and physical therapy exercises as directed.
• Place and manage indwelling catheters, including central lines, PICC lines, peripheral catheters, and urinary catheters.
• Collect diagnostic samples, imaging, and non‑laboratory diagnostics (BP, EKG, SPO2) for analysis while understanding normal parameter markers to help facilitate next steps of diagnostic preparation and communication to Veterinarian.
• Assist with patient preparation and positioning for imaging (CT, MRI, ultrasound) or procedures as needed.
• Obtain and perform orders from Veterinarians for inpatient treatments and hospitalizations while understanding all the steps associated with hospitalization including IV catheter placement, fluid therapy, creating electronic treatment sheets, calculating and administering required medications, and administering fluid bolus requirements.
• Assist in placement and maintenance of intravenous catheters, nasogastric tubes, central lines, JP drains, thoracic tubes, and esophageal feeding tubes.
• Assist Veterinarians in all aspects during surgical procedures from developing anesthetic protocol, administration of pre‑medications and induction agents, intubation, surgical prep, maintenance and monitoring of general anesthesia, assist in surgical procedure as needed, recovery care of patients post anesthetic episodes, proper medical documentation of anesthesia monitoring, and understanding side effects of anesthetic agents being administered.
• Able to perform blood typing, crossmatches, set up for transfusions, and understanding clinical signs of transfusion related reactions.
• Understanding and able to perform proper medical record documentation in accordance with hospital policy and the board of veterinary medical standards.
• Assisting Veterinary Assistants in completion of End of Shift checklists to properly prepare for your relieving teams’ success on shift, including restocking, logging controlled substances, cleaning kennels, vacuuming, and mopping.
• Collaborate with specialty services (Neurology, Surgery, Anesthesia, Radiology, Internal Medicine, Radiation Oncology, Medical Oncology) to carry out care plans and facilitate ongoing diagnostics.
• Prepare patients for discharge, including review of at‑home care instructions and medication plans.
• Assist with patient transfers to and from ER or other specialty services in a timely, organized, and medically appropriate manner.
• Participate in medical rounds and hand‑offs with ER and specialty teams to ensure continuity of care.
• Alert the DVM to any changes in patient status, including but not limited to pain levels, vital sign fluctuations, and unexpected clinical findings.

Why choose VVC?

VVC recognizes the struggles of veterinary professionals. We have an onsite Veterinary Wellbeing Specialist to help guide our team members to a better and healthier professional career. The culture of our hospital is one of our top priorities, we spend a lot of time training new employees, and our management is present. Work life balance is a key component to our team members. Most team members are off 2 weekends a month.

We are committed to the professional development of our team members and provide opportunities for advancement. Experience is always a plus, but we are also willing to train and mentor new graduates. We recognize the importance of work/life balance and strive to provide a schedule conducive to maintaining a healthy work/life balance for all our employees.

Students in their 3rd semester are welcome to apply (some scheduling limitations apply when working as a student LVT).

Ethos Veterinary Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran or disabled status, or genetic information. Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, and any other state or local hiring regulations, we will consider for employment any qualified applicant, including those with arrest and conviction records, in a manner consistent with the applicable regulation.